I must admit, I have a bit of a news man crush on Fareed Zakaria over at CNN. I watch his show faithfully each week and am always impressed by the thoughtfulness of his questions and his guests. This past…
It’s an unfortunate case of Humpty Dumpty in Iraq, Iran, and other nations as the era of oil comes to an end in a problem known as peak oil. It is an often debated problem that usually only garners the…
In the Western world, transexuals are often subject to even more discrimination than gays and lesbians. In some legislation even, some have pushed Congress to drop transgender folks from discrimination legislation in order to attract some more support because some…
While mainstream American media and social media socialnistas were hailing (fetishisizing?) the triumph of information we were able to gain from Iranian protestors who supported Mousavi, Iran’s Ahmadinejad and Revolutionary Guard were likely smirking. In being caught up in the…
Senator Arlen Specter, one of the Senate’s quintessential ‘mavericks’, says that the events in Iran and other repressive regimes throughout the world are a result of technology and weapons such as Twitter and YouTube. In an editorial published yesterday…
The death of pop icon Michael Jackson continues to flood the airwaves and the Internet with stories and remembrances. Inevitably, his sudden and unexpected death has captured a nation’s and world’s imagination. And, it’s also probably made Iranian president-elect Mahmoud…
Boy oh boy does this stir the activist fire. Last week we all saw the horrific death of the young Iranian woman Neda, shot in cold blood on the streets of Tehran. Her story quickly became the symbol and…
Iran can add another dubious distinction to its long line of abuses as of late. Iran now holds 33 journalists in prison, 25 of which were arrested amidst the recent protests that have occurred in the country, a testament…
The horrifying images of Neda, deemed Iran’s “Joan of Arc” by many, being shot cold in the streets in of Tehran by the Basij militiamen continue to circulate as a symbol of the uprising in Iran. For all the images…
Potentially depressing news for those fighting for their rights in Iran tonight.
Massive protests continue to swarm on the streets of Tehran, but if Douglas Mir’s piece over at The Progressive Realist blog has anything to say about it, the…
